Where does “벚잎꽃사과나무” come from?

벚잎꽃사과나무 (Korean) comes from Korean 꽃사과나무, from Korean 사과나무, from Korean 나무, from Proto-Korean namok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

벚잎꽃사과나무 (Korean): plumleaf crabapple (Malus prunifolia)

Definitions

  1. plumleaf crabapple (Malus prunifolia)

Ancestry of “벚잎꽃사과나무”, step by step

벚잎꽃사과나무 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꽃사과나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꽃사과나무Japanese flowering crabapple (Malus floribunda)
2Korean사과나무apple tree
3Korean나무tree; wood
4Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 잎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잎leaf, leafage, foliage
2Korean닢Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins

via Korean 벚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벚cherry
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